"Makas nerede?"

Translation: Where are the scissors?

[Darwin1871]

Why is 'Where is the scissor'not accepted?

[Ilkei]

Because in English "makas" is always "scissorS", so plural.

[Darwin1871]

Oh yes, thank you very much. I KNEW that, but seem to have forgotten it.

[Sittch]

So if I was looking for multiple scissors, would this still be makas, or would it be makaslar?

[Ilkei]

It would be makaslar :)

[benjat]

There is still the problem of the definite article in Turkish. 'The' doesn't actually exist. It is replaced by vowel suffixes

[RyuYan]

Depends. In this particular sentence, "Makas" is just "Makas". And we assume it is a definate one.

[Pennie523]

Wouldn't it be "makası" for "the scissors"?

[FerroMrkva]

No, because it's not the object, but subject in this sentence. You would use accusative if you asked e.g. "Where do you keep the scissors?"